Charles TWIZELL

The Lifeboat Station was opened in 1851 following a fishing disaster in which ten Newbiggin fishermen lost their lives in stormy seas. It is the oldest operational boathouse in the British Isles.[10] Celebrating over 160 years as a lifeboat station, Newbiggin has had 13 different station lifeboats over the years; today it operates an inshore Atlantic 85 lifeboat. The crews have been presented with 16 awards for gallantry. Charles was one of the 10. Death entry
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915 for Charles Twizell 1851 Q2 Morpeth XXV p222.
The Lifeboat Station
The tragic loss of 10 young fishermen in March 1851 when a storm suddenly arose was the calalyst for the establishment of the Lifeboat Station in Newbiggin by the Sea. Colleagues had risked their own lives to save the crews of four capsized cobles, but only two men were saved.

The whole village was numb with grief, but determined to be better prepared in future for such an emergency, a Lifeboat Station was established. It was only months after that the Rear Admiral His Grace the Duke of Northumberland accepted the office of President of the RNLI contributing 100 guineas to general funds as well as undertaking to complete the coast of Northumberland with lifeboats, including a boat for Newbiggin, all at his own expense

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The Lifeboat Station
The tragic loss of 10 young fishermen in March 1851 when a storm suddenly arose was the calalyst for the establishment of the Lifeboat Station in Newbiggin by the Sea. Colleagues had risked their own lives to save the crews of four capsized cobles, but only two men were saved.

The whole village was numb with grief, but determined to be better prepared in future for such an emergency, a Lifeboat Station was established. It was only months after that the Rear Admiral His Grace the Duke of Northumberland accepted the office of President of the RNLI contributing 100 guineas to general funds as well as undertaking to complete the coast of Northumberland with lifeboats, including a boat for Newbiggin, all at his own expense

In 1841 at age 15 he was a Fisherman, and his mother aged 40 was described as a baitster.